According to police on Sunday, an elderly priest was allegedly beaten to death by a man, who was in an inebriated condition, for refusing to give him money to buy liquor.
The accused had come up to the victim in an inebriated state and asked for money. When the priest refused, he beat him up with a stick and fled from the spot. (Photo for representation: India Today)
According to police on Sunday, an elderly priest was allegedly beaten to death by a man, who was in an inebriated condition, for refusing to give him money to buy liquor.
The incident took place in Gulaur village on Saturday night when the 80-year-old victim, Ramchandra Das, was returning from a neighbouring village. The man came up to him in an inebriated condition and asked for money to buy liquor. When the priest refused, he beat him up with a stick, and fled from the spot, police said.
The victim was admitted to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries on Sunday. Angry villagers have blocked the Azamgarh-Gorakhpur road, and kept the body there.
On Sunday, senior Superintendent of Police, Sudhir Kumar Singh, said that the accused was arrested on Saturday, and has been sent to jail.
(With inputs from PTI)